Department of Homeland Security April 16, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard proposes changing the regulation governing six bridges across Bayou Lafourche, south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). Currently, these bridges remain closed to navigation at various times on weekdays during the school year. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), in conjunction with the Lafourche Parish Council, would like to change the beginning date of the regulation to coincide with the change in the beginning of the school year. All other aspects of the regulation will remain the same. These changes will alleviate any confusion that the bridge tenders and mariners may have as to the bridge schedule now that the school year begins earlier than the regulation effective date.

The Coast Guard proposes establishing a safety zone on the navigable waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean City, MD. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the 2012 Ocean City Air Show. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic movement to protect mariners from the hazards associated with air show events.

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone extending out approximately 3,000 feet from the South shores of Lake Pontchartrain adjacent to the East bank of the Lakefront Airport runways. This safety zone is necessary to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with high-speed aerobatic displays by the participants of the 1812 Blue Angels Air Show, during the War of 1812 Commemoration. The Air Show includes a 12,000' x 3,000' aerobatic display area and requires the surface of the water to be sterile of non-participants.

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the Hudson River in the vicinity of Rhinecliff, NY for a fireworks display. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with fireworks displays. This rule is intended to restrict all vessels from a portion of the Hudson River before, during, and immediately after the fireworks event.

On December 6, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This document provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published December 6, 2007. The table provided in this document represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Pierce County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Artondale Creek (main stem), Artondale CreekEast Branch, Artondale CreekWest Branch, Canyon Creek, Carbon River (left overbank areas, without consideration of left levees), Carbon River Overflow, Clarks Creek, Clear Creek, Clover Creek, Clover Creek (overflow at 134th Street South), Clover Creek (overflow at designated parkland), Clover Creek (overflow at golf course), Clover Creek (overflow near Lakewood Town Center), Crescent Creek, Crescent Lake, Diru Creek, Diru Creek (104th Street East overflow), Diru Creek (96th Street East overflow), East Fork Clear Creek, East Fork Clear Creek (west stem), Fennel Creek, Gig Harbor, Lacamas Creek, Mashel River, Meeker Ditch, Morey Creek, North Fork Clover Creek, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 1, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 2, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 4, North Fork Clover Creek Tributary 5, Puyallup River (overflow through golf course between State Route 162 and Puyallup River), Puyallup River (overflow through golf course to Hylebos Waterway), Puyallup River (overflows to Blair Waterway via numerous flow paths), Puyallup River (with consideration of levees), Puyallup River (without consideration of left levee), Puyallup River (without consideration of right levee), Rody Creek, South Prairie Creek, Spanaway Creek, Swan Creek, Wapato Creek I, Wapato Creek II, West Fork Canyon Creek, White River, Woodland Creek, Woodland Creek (80th Street East overflow), and Woodland Creek (96th Street East overflow).